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Link Tank: Disney+ Surpasses 100 Million Subscribers

Disney+ has crossed the 100 million subscribers mark, announced Disney CEO Bob Chapek on Tuesday. “Disney+ has surpassed 100 million subscribers, company CEO Bob Chapek announced at Tuesday’s virtual shareholder’s meeting. Chapek stepped into the CEO role in late February 2020—just in time for a global pandemic. ‘None of us could have imagined how profoundly the virus would change the world and our way of life,’ he said. ‘However, once again, we’ve demonstrated our resiliency during an incredibly challenging period.'” Read more at PCMag. Pacific Rim: The Black is technically canon. Here’s a look at when the Netflix anime take…
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Link Tank: Netflix Reached Over 200 Million Paid Subscribers in 2020

Netflix reached over 200 million paid subscribers in 2020 thanks to the pandemic, with most of the growth coming from outside the US. “Despite COVID-19, Netflix had a good 2020. At the end of last year, the company passed a milestone by reaching over 200 million paid subscribers. The pandemic and the ensuing stay-at-home orders helped Netflix add a record 37 million new subscribers during the year, a 31% annual increase from 2019.” Read more at PCMag. The bolwoningen, fifty golf ball-shaped homes in Den Bosch, Netherlands, may just be the coolest alternative living homes on this planet. “About an…
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Netflix Discontinues 30-Day Free Trials for New Subscribers

After a summer full of unexpected show cancellations and streaming rivals springing up in every direction, Netflix might be regretting that their first major original series was called House of Cards. Well, they’re probably regretting that show for another major reason as well.  Now, in another house of cards-y move, Netflix is rolling out a very major change to its subscriber acquisition strategy. As first noticed by The TV Answer Man and subsequently confirmed by EW, Netflix is no longer offering a 30-day free trial to new U.S. subscribers. This appears to be the case for most international territories as…
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GroupWatch: Disney+ Subscribers Can Now Synchronously Stream With Each Other

Disney is rolling out a brand new feature for Disney+ subscribers: GroupWatch. The “watch party” function is not the first of its kind across the market, but it is the first of its kind specifically for Disney+. The new function will allow Disney+ subscribers to synchronously stream with up to six other accounts. According to Jerrell Jimerson, SVP of product management for Disney Streaming Services (via Variety), the feature has long been part of Disney’s rollout plan for Disney+, but the pandemic has moved up the timeline for its implementation. Disney+ launched a test version of GroupWatch earlier this month…
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